Engineer Senior Project Manager

Title: Engineer Senior Project Manager

State Role Title: Architect/Engineer II

Hiring Range: $88,687 - $144,102

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Staunton District Office

Agency Website: www.vdot.virginia.gov/careers

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Are you a Professional Engineer driven by public safety and project management?  VDOT's Engineer Senior Project Manager is the job for you!

Job Duties

VDOT's Staunton District Location and Design section is growing, and we are seeking a highly qualified Professional Engineer to serve as Senior Project Manager and responsible charge for roadway engineering design projects.  Specifically, you will:
• Coordinate and communicate with contract engineering staff, local governments and other agencies.
• Assist in developing, implementing and monitoring policies, procedures, guidance and practices for engineering projects and programs.
• Communicate with internal VDOT staff, local government staff, consultants, citizens and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs.
• Organize work and monitor work tasks such that projects and documentation are completed within schedule using VDOT's standards, policies and procedures.
• Develop, recommend and implement process and policy improvements as needed.
• Participate or lead project teams as assigned.
• Build and construction projects apply project management methodology to meet programmed scope, schedule and budget objectives for assigned projects.
• Participate in or oversee engineering studies. Collect, analyze and process data and information. Develop written reports, recommendations, and solutions that are technically accurate and compliant.
• Manage communication and coordination between project team members and stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license.
• Knowledge of strategic, operational and financial management principles, practices and techniques.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering software.
• Degree in Construction, Engineering or related field.
• Valid Professional Engineer's license.
• Ability to oversee construction activities for multiple projects of varying complexity as Engineer-in-Responsible-Charge.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with diverse groups.
• Experience applying roadway engineering design and state and federal standards related to highway design and construction.
• Experience applying federal, state and local transportation rules, regulations, policies and practices.
• Experience in preliminary engineering and construction activities.

Additional Considerations

• Progressively responsible experience in the construction industry. Experience managing total operation of projects with significant value.
• Progressively responsible experience managing complex projects in the transportation engineering and construction industry.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application. VDOT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants” at: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/information_for_employees.asp

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics which may be viewed at www.Virginiadot.org/about. Your success in our organization depends upon modelling these values, therefore please to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent health and life insurance benefits, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short and Long Term Disability, paid holidays, vacation, tuition assistance, free wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching.

Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.

VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the PageUp System. State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State application and or resume. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.

Contact Information

Name: Ciara Diehl

Phone: (540)292-4079

Email: Ciara.Diehl@VDOT.Virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.